Consultancy spend exceptions – August 2015

During **August 2015**, the following exceptions to the consultancy freeze above £20,000 have been considered by the Chief Executive in his capacity as Accounting Officer; and the requests for consultancy below £20,000 have been considered by the Director of Corporate Operations.

| Approval date | Ref: No. & Directorate | Summary of application | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------| | 05/08/2015 | 66C CO\* | Development of a business case for implementation of Sharepoint as a document management and case management system, £20,000 | Approved | | 12/08/2015 | 67C Legal\*\* | Scottish legal advice in relation to a response to an individual complaint, £5,000 | Approved | | 24/08/2015 | 68C RME\*\*\* | Model audit of East Coast access analysis, £30,000 | Approved |

\*Procurement for this project did not go ahead

\*\*Approved by Associate Director of Finance and Governance in the Director of Corporate Operation's absence

\*\*\*Approved by Director of Economic Regulation in the Chief Executive’s absence